Twine-holdek



ITT) STATES PATENT OFFTC.

THOMAS W. BROWN, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

TWINE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 27,101, dated February 14, 1860.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS W. BROWN, of Boston, in the county of Suffolkand State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improved Twine-Holder; andI do hereby declare the same to be fully described and represented inthe following specication and the accompanying drawings, of which-Figure l, exhibits a top view; Fig. 2, a side elevation; Fig. 3, anunderside view; Fig. 4, a transverse section of it as it appears When ina closed state; Fig. 5, exhibits a side elevation of it as open or readyfor the reception of a ball of twine.

The said holder consists of a hollow box A, mounted on a stand B.

In constructing the stand and box, each is to be formed in two separateparts a, a', b, b', each of the parts a, a, being arranged directly overand affixed to one of the parts o, and each two parts a, b; a', b, beingcast or formed in one solid piece of metal or other suitable material asshown in the drawings. The two portions, b, b', of the stand areconnected together by hinges or in other words by a rod c, extendingthrough lips d, d, and e, e, projecting from the parts b, b',respectively as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the hinges being so arrangedthat when the stand of the twine holder is resting upon a table or otherflat surface, the weight of the holder will operate through the leverageof the parts to keep the two portions a, a', of the ball case closedtogether. parts a, is formed at its upper end with a semicircularprojection f, which enters a corresponding recess g, made in the otherpart a, the whole bein as shown in the drawings. An eye or ho e z., forthe passage of the twine (while being unwound from a ball when in thecase) is made through the center of the semicircular part or projectionf. The perforated projection f, may be dispensed with and in lieu of ita simple hole may be made through any part of the case, or in the twoparts a, a', at their junction.

The great objection to the common twine stand as constructed with amovable cover, is that the latter is very apt to be pulled off theformer by the twine While bein drawn from a ball that may be Withinthelaody of the article. Vith my improved twine stand, this difficultyis completely obviated.

I claim- The improved twine holder as made substantially in manner andso as to operate as described.

T. WV. BROWN.

Witnesses R. H. EDDY, F. P. HALE.

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